Question

Which statement best describes the Enlightenment?
The Enlightenment was a movement that grew out of unrest in the colonies.
The Enlightenment was a European movement that the colonists rejected.
The Enlightenment was a movement that Thomas Jefferson started.
The Enlightenment was a European movement that spread to the colonies.

Answer 1

The best choice is: "The Enlightenment was a European movement that spread to the colonies."

Brief reason: The Enlightenment was an 17th–18th century European intellectual movement emphasizing reason, science, and individual rights; its ideas (from thinkers like Locke, Montesquieu, and Voltaire) influenced American colonists and leaders such as Jefferson and Franklin.